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Providing Equitable Access to Computing Education
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Providing Equitable Access to Computing Education

Seeking the best measures to reach advantaged and less-advantaged students equally.

Designing Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Through the Lens of OpenCellular
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Designing Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Through the Lens of OpenCellular

Understanding the unique local context, as well as technical considerations, are essential components of successful project deployment.

Why Did the European Commission Fine Google Five Billion Dollars?
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Why Did the European Commission Fine Google Five Billion Dollars?

Acording to some estimates, about eighty-five per cent of the world's smartphones run on Google's Android operating system.

A New Perspective on Computational Thinking
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A New Perspective on Computational Thinking

Addressing its cognitive essence, universal value, and curricular practices.

Beyond Diversity
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Beyond Diversity

Considering the confluence of research questions and sociopolitical dynamics.

Copyright Blocks a News-Monitoring Technology
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Copyright Blocks a News-Monitoring Technology

An evolving technological landscape has made application of copyright law increasingly difficult.

Forget 'Techlash,' The Biggest Problem for Tech Is a Widening Transatlantic Rift
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Forget 'Techlash,' The Biggest Problem for Tech Is a Widening Transatlantic Rift

Like a geeky alternative to the ice bucket challenge, the latest global trend to go viral is railing on Big Tech.

Self-Driving Cars Likely Won't Steal Your Job (­ntil 2040)
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Self-Driving Cars Likely Won't Steal Your Job (­ntil 2040)

The self-driving robots are coming to transform your job. Kind of. Also, very slowly.

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Screen Time Controls, Working with China
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Apple CEO Tim Cook on Screen Time Controls, Working with China

Tim Cook, who has led Apple since 2011, spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep in a wide-ranging interview on Monday as the company kicked off its annual Worldwide Developers...

Europe's New Data Protections Will Affect You Too. Here's How.
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Europe's New Data Protections Will Affect You Too. Here's How.

Starting tomorrow, a new framework for consumer data protection goes into effect in Europe.

Getting a Flood of G.D.P.R.-Related Privacy Policy ­pdates? Read Them.
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Getting a Flood of G.D.P.R.-Related Privacy Policy ­pdates? Read Them.

You have probably noticed a flood of emails and alerts from companies in the past few weeks informing you about changes to their privacy policies.

Silicon Valley Must Consider Tech Ethics, DeepMind Chief Says
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Silicon Valley Must Consider Tech Ethics, DeepMind Chief Says

Big technology companies must rethink the way they develop products and services to put ethical considerations in the forefront, DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman...

Watchdogs vs. Snowflakes
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Watchdogs vs. Snowflakes

Taking wild guesses.

An Interview with Dave Parnas
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An Interview with Dave Parnas

A discussion of ideas about software engineering.

An Interview with Dave Parnas
From Communications of the ACM

An Interview with Dave Parnas

A discussion of ideas about software engineering.

How Tech Can Turn Doctors Into Clerical Workers
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How Tech Can Turn Doctors Into Clerical Workers

There are times when the diagnosis announces itself as the patient walks in, because the body is, among other things, a text.

The Facebook Controversy: Privacy Is Not the Issue
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The Facebook Controversy: Privacy Is Not the Issue

Cambridge Analytica's wholesale scraping of Facebook user data is familiar news by now, and we are all "shocked" that personal data are being shared and traded...

When John Doerr Brought a 'Gift' to Google's Founders
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When John Doerr Brought a 'Gift' to Google's Founders

On a fall day in 1999, in the heart of Silicon Valley, I arrived at a two-story, L-shaped structure off the 101 freeway. It was young Google's headquarters, and...

The March Into the Black Hole of Complexity
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The March Into the Black Hole of Complexity

Addressing the root causes of rapidly increasing software complexity.

Science, Policy, and Service
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Science, Policy, and Service

Some thoughts on the way forward.
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